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WEHM, 92.9 & 96.9 and community partners will offer a virtual music festival over the Memorial Day weekend. The Concert For Caregivers will benefit a local health care heroes fund.

(By Bob McCurdy) When it comes to advertising, there are times when the easy and logical choice for station selection might not always end up being the best choice. It might depend on who’s currently “there,” the extent and length of their presence, their budget, and previous advertising history.

The former National Association of Broadcasters headquarters in Washington, D.C. officially has a new occupant that few would have predicted. 1771 N St. NW in Dupont Circle has been purchased by the University of Southern California.

The government was out in full force airing 37,350 commercials about drunk driving on radio last week, moving from 29th on the Media Monitors chart to 2nd, just behind GEICO which aired 40,197 commercials. The Home Depot was third (36,393) followed by JC Penney (28,970) and McDonald's.

(By Charlie Sislen) Format classification can be subjective. What is the line between a CHR and Hot AC station or between a Classic Rock and Classic Hits station? And how is it impacted by the differences in individual markets?

Mittcom and Community Broadcasters CEO Bruce Mittman joined us on Facebook Live Thursday where he described what's going on in the advertising world and how the coronavirus has impacted business with his clients. He also got slightly political regarding the economy being closed down. Watch the show on Facebook or YouTube.

The organization says it distributed more performance royalties to artists and rights owners than in any other year of its 15-year existence – a record $953 million. The big 2018 number was buoyed by a strong fourth quarter, where $345 million was doled out.

"If Elon Musk has enough money to buy Twitter and send rockets to space, he can afford to include AM radio in his Teslas." That's what New Jersey Representative Josh Gottheimer said in his stirring defense of the AM band on Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated, citing staffers at ESPN, says the radio host who was arrested for being drunk and wandering into someone's condo, will likely be suspended but not fired. SI says Russillo has supporters in upper management, including ESPN executive VP of content Connor Schell, and his contract is also not immediately up.

Based on its recent analysis of the North American connected car media market, Frost & Sullivan recognized Xperi with its 2021 North American Company of the Year Award. Xperi, the creator of HD Radio, was commended for the strong culture of innovation it has cultivated in order to expand in the connected radio market.